Comments on: Canceling Domain Names – Thinning The Herd With Domain Drops

By: bruce

bruce — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:50:23 +0000

@Linked Bin – That is the issue, if its at one of the registrars I have lots of names thats one thing, but when the names in the bunch may also be spread around several other registrars things get a bit tougher.

Good point though.

Bruce

By: Linked Bin

Linked Bin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:28:37 +0000

Bruce,
Good point about the time involved in all the pushes and it’s probably not worth the effort if you don’t have an account manager at your registrar. After a large sale I just send an email with the list of domains and new owner’s info to my account manager and she does the rest.

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By: bruce

bruce — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:01:19 +0000

@LinkedBin

The problem with that is the time involved in managing all the push requests on those names. One dollar per name isn’t worth the effort. I do appreciate the tip though and I actually talk to people frequently that actually like doing the lower end deals and do ok with them but the time to dollar ratio just does not work in my favor on that:)

Thanks for the comment!

By: Linked Bin

Linked Bin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:17:51 +0000

Try putting all of your unwanted domains in a portfolio sale on eBay or forum. You would be surprised how many people will buy crap domains for $1-2 each just for experimentation purposes.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:33:20 +0000

Thinning the herd – painful but VERY cathartic! Like a very well known domainer friend of mine (and probably yours!) told me recently – “Don’t chase names! There’s better ones coming around every minute!”

So true……

By: Bruce Marler

Bruce Marler — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:53:27 +0000

@theoretical

Meant to respond earlier, keep getting sidetracked. I understand that maybe selling in bulk would work or even selling at 25 dollars on Bido. But the time involved in managing that compared to where that time could be used elsewhere is why I consider the “operational” cost of selling names in that price range just not worth it.

By: Patrick McDermott

Patrick McDermott — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:58:34 +0000

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By: bruce

bruce — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:33:21 +0000

@Owen – I love that comment:) Actually 25 names is what I need, the 25 state names I own:)

Thanks all for the comments, the trick is to have more quality, less average. That is the goal at the end of the day. Keep em coming, its great to hear everyones perspective on it.

Had a friend of mine email asking for one of the names he thinks I will drop:)

By: Free Domain Newsletter

Free Domain Newsletter — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:02:49 +0000

Just had 150 cancellation emails from Godaddy in my inbox this morning so your post is timely.

I have been “trimming the fat” in my portfolio recently you might say, have gone from 500 to probably about 200-250. It feels good, like I have lost a bunch of weight=).

I still have been buying plenty as well but instead of buying 200 hand regs for 1400 I buy 1 premium domain for 1400. I have realized that I am actually making a lot more money using this process.

I wish I would have cut the fat sooner. Of course, I am excited to see everyone’s drops, I am hoping that I will see some value that others might not.

There are lots of things to do with domains that you intend to let drop… hint, hint…

Troy
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